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Space and Power

Politics, War and Architecture

By: Paul Hirst

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Space and Power

Politics, War and Architecture

By: Paul Hirst

This scholarly account of the various ways in which space is configured by power, and in which space becomes a resource for power, combines insights from social theory, politics, history and geography.

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Polity

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0745634559

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Politics of Play

Wargaming with the Us Military

By: Aggie Hirst,Lecturer in International Relations Theory and Methods Aggie Hirst

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Politics of Play

Wargaming with the Us Military

By: Aggie Hirst,Lecturer in International Relations Theory and Methods Aggie Hirst

In the current century, games play a key role in many areas of our lives. Once thought frivolous and nerdy, videogames are now the leading global entertainment medium, and games are widely used in education, medicine, government...and war. Since 2014, the US government has directed the military to expand the use of wargames across their training, planning, and rehabilitation spheres. Combining original empirical data gathered at US military computer-assisted command post exercises (CPXs) and school-houses with a distinctive theory of immersive play, The Politics of Play offers a new critical analysis of the use of wargaming to produce soldiers in the digital age.

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Oxford University Press

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0197629202

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9780197629208

Dominion

England and Its Island Neighbours, 1500-1707

By: Derek Hirst

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Dominion

England and Its Island Neighbours, 1500-1707

By: Derek Hirst

A rich narrative history of England's increasing dominance over the territories that became known as the British Isles in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, from the reign of Henry VII through to the Act of Union of 1707.

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Oxford University Press

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019953537X

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9780199535378

Sense & Nonsense in Australian History

By: John Hirst

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Sense & Nonsense in Australian History

By: John Hirst

Sense and Nonsense in Australian History represents a lifetime's original reflection by Australia's most innovative and penetrating historian. Included here are classic essays on the pioneer legend, Australian egalitarianism and colonial culture. There are celebrated critiques of The Tyranny of Distance, multiculturalism and nationalistic history, as well as a substantial essay on Aboriginal dispossession and the history wars. In Sense and Nonsense in Australian History, John Hirst overturns familiar conceptions and deepens our sense of Australia's development from convict society to distinctive democracy.

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ReadHowYouWant.com

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1458798577

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9781458798572

Jane Leade

Biography of a Seventeenth-Century Mystic

By: Julie Hirst

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Jane Leade

Biography of a Seventeenth-Century Mystic

By: Julie Hirst

Jane Leade (1624-1704) is probably the most prolific woman writer and most important female religious leader in late seventeenth-century England, yet, she still remains relatively unknown. By exploring her life and works as a prophetess and mystic, this books opens a fascinating window into the world of a remarkable woman living in a remarkable age. Born in Norfolk into a gentry family, Jane Leade enjoyed a comfortable childhood, married a distant cousin, who was a merchant, and had four children. However, she found herself totally destitute in London when he died, his fortune having been lost abroad. As a widow, she proclaimed herself to be a `Bride of Christ', and eventually became a prolific author and a respected blind, elderly leader of a religious group of well-educated men and women, known as the Philadelphian Society. The structure of this book is informed by the chronological events that happened during her life and is complemented by examining some of the material she published, including her visions of the Virgin Wisdom, or Sophia. She started writing in 1670, but published prolifically in the 1680s and 1690s, and this material offers a fascinating glimpse into the mind of an extraordinary woman. Believing herself to be living in the `End Times' she expected Sophia would return with the second coming of Christ. The Philadelphian Society grew under her charge, until they were buffeted by mobs in London. Jane Leade died in her eighty-first year and is buried in the non-conformist cemetery, Bunhill Fields, in London. By contextualising her and drawing out the nature of her devotions this new book draws attention to her as a figure in her own right. Previous studies have tended to reduce her to one example within a certain tradition, but as this work clearly demonstrates she was in fact a much more complicated character who did not conform to any one particular tradition.

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Routledge

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1351925601

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9781351925600

The Tudors: Thy Will Be Done

By: Elizabeth Massie,Michael Hirst

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The Tudors: Thy Will Be Done

By: Elizabeth Massie,Michael Hirst

A novelization of the third season of the popular historical drama based on the life of Henry VIII traces his marriages to Jane Seymour and Anne of Cleves, a period marked by the birth of his first legitimate son, tenacious political alliances, and a continuing estrangement from the Roman Catholic church. Original.

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Simon and Schuster

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1439101396

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9781439101391

Truths, Half Truths and Bovine Scatology

By: Derek Hirst

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Truths, Half Truths and Bovine Scatology

By: Derek Hirst

What better way to contemplate history than to start at the beginning, in the book of Genesis. The late Andy Rooney struck a chord with me that I have been grappling with for some time. In his article (June 3, 2011), he opined, and I quote: I dont think many people who get deep into the study of philosophy are that religious. I dont think the two subjects fit together well. Religion is believing. Philosophy is skeptical. Its skeptical of religion. Its even skeptical of philosophy.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1503572757

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9781503572751

The ARCHAEOLOGIST'S BOOK OF QUOTATIONS

By: K Kris Hirst

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The ARCHAEOLOGIST'S BOOK OF QUOTATIONS

By: K Kris Hirst

“Hell, I don't break the soil periodically to 'reaffirm my status'. I do it because archeology is still the most fun you can have with your pants on.” - Kent V. Flannery. In her quest to make archaeology available to the public, Kris Hirst has put together a collection of over 400 pithy quotes from archaeologists and others about the science of archaeology or the mysteries of history and the past. The quotations are categorized into subject areas with full citations and context and include sections on fieldwork, the uses of archaeology, ethics, ownership of the past, lessons of archaeology, and many other topics. Hirst’s book is a great resource for students, academics and others browsing for suitable quotes for use in classroom presentations, student papers, and research articles.

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Left Coast Press

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161132422X

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9781611324228

Journalism Ethics at the Crossroads

Democracy, Fake News, and the News Crisis

By: Roger Patching,Martin Hirst

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Journalism Ethics at the Crossroads

Democracy, Fake News, and the News Crisis

By: Roger Patching,Martin Hirst

This book provides journalism students with an easy-to-read yet theoretically rich guide to the dialectics, contradictions, problems, and promises encapsulated in the term ‘journalism ethics’. Offering an overview of a series of crises that have shaken global journalism to its foundations in the last decade, including the coronavirus pandemic, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the 2020 US presidential election, the book explores the structural and ethical problems that shape the journalism industry today. The authors discuss the three principle existential crises that continue to plague the news industry: a failing business model, technological disruption, and growing public mistrust of journalism. Other topics covered include social media ethics, privacy concerns, chequebook journalism, as well as a new analysis of journalism theory that critiques the well-worn tropes of objectivity, the Fourth Estate, freedom of the press, and the marketplace of ideas to develop a sophisticated materialist reimagining of journalism ethics. This is a key text for students of journalism, mass communication, and media ethics, as well as for academics, researchers, and communications professionals interested in contemporary journalism ethics.

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Routledge

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0429516045

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9780429516047

The Problems of Perception

By: R J Hirst

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The Problems of Perception

By: R J Hirst

First published in 2002. Written in 1959, this volume looks at the philosophical problems of perception, that arise mainly because our traditional common-sense notions clash with the factual evidence concerning not only the occurrence of illusions and hallucinations but also the essential role played by complex causal and psychological processes in perceiving.

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Routledge

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1317851579

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9781317851578

Claude Raguet Hirst

Transforming the American Still Life

By: Claude Raguet Hirst,Martha M. Evans,National Museum of Women in the Arts (U.S.),Columbus Museum of Art

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Claude Raguet Hirst

Transforming the American Still Life

By: Claude Raguet Hirst,Martha M. Evans,National Museum of Women in the Arts (U.S.),Columbus Museum of Art

This is the first publication devoted to Hirst's oils and watercolors and her transformation of the still life painting through the creation of works that appeal to both men and women, contrasting with her male contemporaries who painted primarily for a male audience. 72 colour& 29 b/w illustrations

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Hudson Hills

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0918881544

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9780918881540

Navigating Social Journalism

A Handbook for Media Literacy and Citizen Journalism

By: Martin Hirst

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Navigating Social Journalism

A Handbook for Media Literacy and Citizen Journalism

By: Martin Hirst

Public trust in the once powerful institutions of the News Establishment is declining. Sharing, curating and producing news via social media channels may offer an alternative, if the difficult process of verification can be mastered by social journalists operating outside of the newsroom. Navigating Social Journalism examines the importance of digital media literacy and how we should all be students of the media. Author Martin Hirst emphasizes the responsibility that individuals should take when consuming the massive amounts of media we encounter on a daily basis. This includes information we gather from online media, streaming, podcasts, social media and other formats. The tools found here will help students critically evaluate any incoming media and, in turn, produce their own media with their own message. This book aims both to help readers understand the current state of news media through theory and provide practical techniques and skills to partake in constructive social journalism.

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Routledge

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131540124X

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9781315401249

Electric Guitar Construction

By: Tom Hirst

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Electric Guitar Construction

By: Tom Hirst

A guide for the first time builder. The definitive work on the design and construction of a solid body electric guitar." --back cover.

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Hal Leonard Corporation

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1574241257

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9781574241259

Looking for Australia

By: John Hirst

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Looking for Australia

By: John Hirst

What are the qualities at the heart of Australian culture? How did they arise? What distinguishes us from other nations beyond a fondness for calling each other ‘mate’? And what do such national quirks reveal about our society, our past and our attitudes towards it? Looking for Australia is a fascinating collection of essays by historian John Hirst. Together they form a multi-faceted portrait of Australia as a distinctive nation, with its own political culture, character and style, and particular ways of seeing itself. Among other subjects, Hirst considers the effects of convict origins on national character, what drove the bushrangers to their daring deeds, and why Australia has compulsory voting. He examines whether Aborigines played a part in the origins of Australian Rules football, and asks whether Curtin was indeed our greatest prime minister. He discusses how best to tell Australia’s history, and, after reflecting on our past as a British dependency, makes a stirring case for a future, fully independent republic. “He brings a critical, discerning eye to all aspects of Australian history...incisive and compelling” - the Courier Mail “A powerful controversialist … a brilliant historian”—Australian Book Review “This is a brilliant book.” - the Mercury “Hirst’s genius and sincerity shine through, and his easy prose combined with his unorthodox views make for compelling reading.” – Canberra Times “highly recommended” - Bookseller+Publisher “exceptionally subtle and meticulous” - Sydney Morning Herald

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Black Inc.

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1921866543

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9781921866548

The Shortest History of Europe: How Conquest, Culture, and Religion Forged a Continent - A Retelling for Our Times (Shortest History)

By: James Hirst

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The Shortest History of Europe: How Conquest, Culture, and Religion Forged a Continent - A Retelling for Our Times (Shortest History)

By: James Hirst

Uncover the decisive moments that shaped a world-changing continent. The Shortest History books deliver thousands of years of history in one riveting, fast-paced read. Celebrated historian John Hirst draws from his own lectures to deliver this ultra-accessible master class on the making of modern Europe, from Ancient Greece through World War II. With over 600,000 copies sold worldwide, this brief history is a global sensation propelled by a thesis of astonishing simplicity: Just three elements—German warfare, Greek and Roman culture, and Christianity—come together to explain everything else, from the Crusades to the Industrial Revolution. Hirst’s razor-sharp grasp of cause and effect helps us see with sparkling clarity how the history of Europe—the crucible of liberal democracy—shapes the way we live today.

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The Experiment, LLC

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1615199152

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9781615199150

Through the River

Understanding Your Assumptions about Truth

By: Jon Hirst,Mindy Hirst

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Through the River

Understanding Your Assumptions about Truth

By: Jon Hirst,Mindy Hirst

Jon and Mindy Hirst take us on an allegorical ride into River Town, where we meet three neighboring communities with radically different ways of viewing the truth. The encounter becomes an object lesson in worldview thinking.

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InterVarsity Press

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0830857702

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9780830857708

Combinatorics and Graph Theory

By: John Harris,Jeffry L. Hirst,Michael Mossinghoff

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Combinatorics and Graph Theory

By: John Harris,Jeffry L. Hirst,Michael Mossinghoff

These notes were first used in an introductory course team taught by the authors at Appalachian State University to advanced undergraduates and beginning graduates. The text was written with four pedagogical goals in mind: offer a variety of topics in one course, get to the main themes and tools as efficiently as possible, show the relationships between the different topics, and include recent results to convince students that mathematics is a living discipline.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0387797114

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9780387797113

So You Want To Be A Journalist?

Unplugged

By: Bruce Grundy,Martin Hirst,Janine Little,Mark Hayes,Greg Treadwell

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So You Want To Be A Journalist?

Unplugged

By: Bruce Grundy,Martin Hirst,Janine Little,Mark Hayes,Greg Treadwell

So you want to be a Journalist? Unplugged is a fully revised guide to the world of journalism. This new edition of Bruce Grundy's guide for journalists takes us through new media's impact on the structure and practice of journalism today, with its 24-hour news cycle of multi-platform, interactive media audiences. The book contains instructions on writing for news media as well as practical advice on all facets of reporting. Skills involved in finding information, interviewing, writing news and features, research and investigation, basic subbing, layout and design are covered, along with the essentials of grammar, the law, and practical tips on ethical and professional behaviour. New to the second edition: • online journalism incorporated throughout the text • vignettes and case studies that bring the text to life • examples from Australian, New Zealand and international media • extended section on ethics • extensively updated research section, to help students recognise quality internet research • extensive companion website including further writing practice

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Cambridge University Press

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1139627643

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9781139627641

God and the Poetic Ego

The Appropriation of Biblical and Liturgical Language in the Poetry of Palamas, Sikelianos and Elytis

By: Anthony Hirst

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God and the Poetic Ego

The Appropriation of Biblical and Liturgical Language in the Poetry of Palamas, Sikelianos and Elytis

By: Anthony Hirst

The Greek Bible and the services of the Orthodox Church have proved a rich source of language for many poets of modern Greece, and perhaps for none more than for Kostis Palamas, Angelos Sikelianos and Odysseas Elytis, whose overlapping careers span the period 1876-1996. A blurring of the boundaries between Orthodoxy and 'Greekness' (hellênikotêta, which all three poets celebrate) has often led critics to assume from the Christian borrowings in the poetry the Christian allegiance of the poets. Through detailed analyses of selected poems, focusing on their relation to Biblical and liturgical source texts, this book questions whether the work of these poets is compatible with Christianity at all. It asks whether a Christ who is assimilated, along with the Virgin Mary, into the ancient Greek pantheon, or presented as a symbol of Beauty, or as object of the erotic desire of the women of the Gospels is still within the realm of Orthodoxy. Above all it asks whether, when the poetic ego appropriates to itself words which in their original context belong to Christ or Jehovah, there is any room left for the divine, or whether the poet has not in fact elbowed God off the stage altogether.

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Peter Lang

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303910327X

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9783039103270

Marketing Tourism, Events and Food 2nd edition

A customer based approach

By: Craig Hirst,Richard Tresidder

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Marketing Tourism, Events and Food 2nd edition

A customer based approach

By: Craig Hirst,Richard Tresidder

Targeted at second year undergraduate students through to master's level post-graduate, 'Marketing Tourism, Events and Food 2nd edition' takes the reader through a logical examination of key marketing debates, theories and approaches and encourages them to explore their own thoughts, ideas and opinions.

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Goodfellow Publishers Ltd

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1910158321

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9781910158326

"Kangaroo Court"

Family Law Court in Australia; Quarterly Essay 17

By: John Hirst

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"Kangaroo Court"

Family Law Court in Australia; Quarterly Essay 17

By: John Hirst

The Family Court was a progressive reform of the 1970s. Now it is perhaps the most hated institution in Australia. In the 'Kangaroo Court', John Hirst investigates what went wrong. This is a measured yet unsparing appraisal which interleaves individual cases with compelling legal and moral argument. Hirst takes us deep into the workings of the Court and the domestic apocalypses it sees every day. He explores the Court's fervour to uphold the best interests of the child no matter what and traces its chilling consequence- a court where malicious allegations regularly go unpunished. He notes the Court's enormous power over individual lives, as well as its self-proclaimed status as a 'caring court', and wonders at its ability to overlook the defiance of its own authority. In closing, he considers how to reform an institution that has bred antagonism and extremism and too often entrenched paranoia and despair. Lucid and urgent,'Kangaroo Court'is a cautionary tale about the perils of high-mindedness when it comes to dealing with the breakdown of families. 'When Family Court judges talk piously of the 'caring court', I wish they could hear the roar of pain that their piety has caused.' -John Hirst,'Kangaroo Court' This issue also contains correspondence discussing Quarterly Essay 16, Breach of Trust, from Paul Kelly, Paul Bongiorno, Mungo MacCallum, Natasha Cica, Alex Miller, and Raimond Gaita.

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Black Inc.

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1921825162

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9781921825163

Semantic Interpretation and the Resolution of Ambiguity

By: Graeme Hirst

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Semantic Interpretation and the Resolution of Ambiguity

By: Graeme Hirst

Semantic interpretation and the resolution of ambiguity presents an important advance in computer understanding of natural language. While parsing techniques have been greatly improved in recent years, the approach to semantics has generally improved in recent years, the approach to semantics has generally been ad hoc and had little theoretical basis. Graeme Hirst offers a new, theoretically motivated foundation for conceptual analysis by computer, and shows how this framework facilitates the resolution of lexical and syntactic ambiguities. His approach is interdisciplinary, drawing on research in computational linguistics, artificial intelligence, montague semantics, and cognitive psychology.

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Cambridge University Press

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052142898X

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9780521428989

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